Since 2012

Serving Sandy Springs as a full service dance studio, our facilities feature sprung marley floors, tumbling equipment, ballet barres and mirrors in our 3 studios. Our yearly program culminates in a professionally produced recital at a local theatre.

Our studio boasts an award winning competition team and performance company “Legends”. Catch them dancing this season at Hawks halftime shows and on competition stages all around the southeast.

 

We know dance

Our faculty is comprised of educated and caring teachers.

Why Choose Us

Experience

Our highly educated faculty make the difference. See your child flourish in skill and confidence. 

Love

We love what we do. Sharing our passion for dance with the next generation is our joy.

Safety

We follow age-appropriate curriculum to ensure your dancer’s physical longevity. 

Dale Sassmann

Dale Sassmann

Owner

During her High School years, Dale received a full scholarship to North Atlanta School of the Arts, and then continued her dance education through the undergrad program at Kennesaw State University where she enjoyed many seasons with the Kennesaw State University Dance Company; performing at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., working with artists such as Lauri Stallings and John Welker, and representing the dance department in Morocco. Dale’s pursuit of dance education continued with scholarships from The Paul Taylor Dance School in New York, Pilobolus, and The American Dance Festival (2012 & 2014). Dale brings her experiences as a performer into the classroom, most recently performing as a guest artist, at The Modern Atlanta Dance Festival, Atlanta Ballet, CORE Dance Theatre, Emily Cargill and Dancers. She has been represented by The Movement Talent Agency and gained professional credits such as “The Vampire Diaries” and the hit show “Nashville”. Dale has been teaching and choreographing for 10 years in the greater Atlanta area.

Hillary Myers

Hillary Myers

Director of Operations

Hillary Myers is a native of Mount Airy, Georgia and fell in love with dance at a young age. Hillary graduated summa cum laude from Kennesaw State University in May of 2014 with a Bachelor of the Arts in dance. Prior to attending KSU, she studied with the Good Moves Dance Consort of Atlanta, Georgia, under the direction of Annette Lewis. As a member of Good Moves for eleven years, Hillary performed works in the Modern Atlanta Dance Festival and at the Rialto Center for the Arts, among others.

During her college career, Hillary performed with the KSU Dance Company for six consecutive semesters, dancing in both student and faculty works, including the choreography of Ivan Pulinkala and glo ATL’s Lauri Stallings. Additional training includes: the American Dance Festival (’13), the Boston Conservatory Summer Program (’09), and six summer intensives with the Jose Limon Dance Company (’02-’08).

Hillary was a founding member of Emily Cargill and Dancers (ECD), a contemporary dance company based out of Atlanta. Under the direction of Emily Cargill, Hillary collaborated with both Cargill and other dancers on the company’s work and performed both locally and nationally.

Hillary has been a part of the Dance Theatre family since 2015. She now serves as the Director of Operations for the studio, and thoroughly teaching classes and helping behind the scenes!

Devon Szklanka

Devon Szklanka

Legends Company Director

Devon Szklanka, originally from a small town in northern Pennsylvania, has been dancing since the age of 5 and has 19 years of training in ballet, jazz, tap, theatre, contemporary, and hip hop. Devon attended The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. There she trained under the instruction of many prestigious staff, and earned her Certificate in Dance. From there Devon continued to pursue her love for dance in the big city of Los Angeles. Over time there she trained under some of the top working instructors in the industry. Devon had the privilege of being on the set of many shows and commercials including, FOX television show Glee, 2 Broke Girls, Nike, and AT&T, while still performing live stage performance, and video. Following that, Devon then joined the touring show, Sesame Street Live: Make a New Friend where she played the role of Count Von Count, as well as a live dancer. Devon now resides in Atlanta continuing her dance career as a performer with SIDEWAYS contemporary dance company, Atlanta Dance Collective, new and upcoming hip hop company SurfKlub. Currently dancing at Six Flags, and involving herself in many pop up performances in Atlanta, Devon couldn’t be happier living out her dream as a working dancer. She has had the opportunity to teach at the Royal Dance Academy, Dare Dream Dance, and the Atlanta Ballet Outreach program. A current dance instructor with Expressions in Motion Dance, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, and Dance Theatre of Sandy Springs. Devon is enjoying her journey in the city of Atlanta, and is extremely grateful and excited to be teaching at Dance Theatre this season!

Courtney Walker

Courtney Walker

Ballet Mistress

Jasmine Lee

Jasmine Lee

Hip-Hop Team Director

 

 

 

Jamie Unkrich

Jamie Unkrich

Teacher

Surf

Surf

Boys Hip-Hop Coach

Sarah Stokes

Sarah Stokes

Acro Director

Britanie Leland

Britanie Leland

Instructor

Julia Alvarez

Julia Alvarez

Instructor

Gen Crupie

Gen Crupie

Instructor

Camryn Cassidy

Camryn Cassidy

Administration

Aaliyah (my 3 year old daughter) is in absolute love she loves her teacher Ms. Devon and her new friends She’s making and never stops asking to go back again! She hates leaving and comes home practicing her moves all week Everyone here is super welcoming and nice I’m really happy to be apart of this dance company !

Neriah Brewer

Reach Us

Address

Fountain Oaks Plaza 

4920 Roswell Rd Sandy Springs, GA 30342

 

Phone

(678)705-8421

Email

Dancesandysprings@gmail.com

Get In Touch

Dance Theatre Sandy Springs

4920 Roswell Rd

Atlanta, Ga

(678)705-8421